Canadian in need of help to buy a laptop online

So lately I've been looking around for a laptop online. I will need a laptop soon for university and my current desktop is getting old so I'm looking forward to getting a reasonably good laptop. I also have this childish dream of wanting a ''gaming'' computer. So I've been looking at computer companies like Ibuypower and cyberpower. Problem is, most of them won't ship to Canada or have extreme trouble handling payments from canada. So I started looking around on canadian friendly websites (newegg and such) but I cannot find the build I'd like to have like I did with the previous 2 companies.

So my question is. Where can a canadian (french canadian) shop for a good gaming laptop?
Physical retailers often sell overpriced crap (with low resolution screen paired with a GTX670) and 2TB of disk space.
Online seems to be the only solution to find the machine I'm looking for but I am at a loss as to where to find such a machine considering my location.

Do you computer enthusiasts have any advice or help for an amateur gamer and returning student?

I'll be bluntly honest. I think you'll be happier buying a new gaming desktop ($600-800 range) and a cheapish laptop with a dedicated video card ($400-600 range), rather than a 'gaming' laptop which will cost you probably as much, if not more, and probably leave you disappointed with your gaming experience.

I wanted to get a gaming laptop too, and found that I gamed on my girlfriend's game-capable laptop so little, it wasn't worth the extra cost and weight and general hassle.

EDIT: It doesn't really help your situation as far as where to get one. I know most of my canadian friends either order from newegg, amazon, or futureshop.

I'd look maybe at Asus notebooks... Specifically a G75VW/VX model. You can find a Core i7 36xx or 37xx and a GTX 660/670 GPU in them with 1080p screens. The only downside is that they're 17". Another I'd maybe look at is Lenovo but those may end up being a bit more expensive. You can find the Asus though for around $1000-1500 and it has 4 RAM slots, 2 Hard Drive bays, an easily upgradeable graphics card. Not to mention they run extremely cool and quiet even while gaming.

If you're ordering computer stuff in Canada, get familiar with NCIX.com. They've got an awesome selection, way better sales than Newegg, and will match the price of anything at any other Canadian e-tailer. Did I mention they have awesome shipping rates? I live in Halifax and shipping usually costs me $8-15 for moderately sized packages.